Do Americans Support Removing Trump From Office?

		Pollster	Sample	Yes	No	Margin
Jan. 16-19 Do you think President Trump should resign?
resign	B	YouGov	1,500adults	49%	42%	Yes +7
resign B YouGov
	Yes	No
			1,500adults	49%	42%	Yes +7
			294Republicans	15%	78%	No +63
			602Democrats	82%	13%	Yes +69
			598independents	44%	43%	Yes +1
Jan. 16-19 Do you think President Trump should be removed from office?
generic_remove	B	YouGov	1,500adults	50%	42%	Yes +8
generic_remove B YouGov
	Yes	No
			1,500adults	50%	42%	Yes +8
			293Republicans	11%	86%	No +75
			602Democrats	87%	8%	Yes +79
			600independents	45%	42%	Yes +3
Jan. 15-19 Do you think President Trump should be impeached?
impeach	B/C	AtlasIntel	5,188likely voters	52%	47%	Yes +5
impeach B/C AtlasIntel
	Yes	No
			5,188likely voters	52%	47%	Yes +5
			1,271Republican voters	12%	88%	No +76
			1,442Democrat voters	94%	6%	Yes +88
			2,475independent voters	48%	49%	No +1
Jan. 15-18 Do you think that President Trump should be removed from office before his term ends on January 20th?
generic_remove	B/C	Civiqs	1,609registered voters	48%	49%	No +1
generic_remove B/C Civiqs
	Yes	No
			1,609registered voters	48%	49%	No +1
			499Republicans	6%	93%	No +87
			595Democrats	87%	9%	Yes +78
			515independents	43%	54%	No +11
Jan. 15-17 Do you approve or disapprove of the House of Representatives' recent vote to impeach President Trump?
impeach	B+	Quinnipiac University	1,131registered voters	54%	42%	Yes +12
impeach B+ Quinnipiac University
	Yes	No
			1,131registered voters	54%	42%	Yes +12
			283Republicans	11%	83%	No +72
			362Democrats	94%	4%	Yes +90
			486independents	52%	43%	Yes +9
Jan. 15-17 As you may know, the Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to impeach the president. Once a president is impeached by the House of Representatives, the Senate has the sole power to legally try the president and, if convicted, remove the president from office.Earlier this week, the House of Representatives impeached President Trump for inciting insurrection. Do you approve or disapprove of the House of Representatives impeaching President Trump?
impeach	B/C	Morning Consult	1,993registered voters	56%	37%	Yes +19
impeach B/C Morning Consult
	Yes	No
			1,993registered voters	56%	37%	Yes +19
			633Republicans	20%	76%	No +56
			843Democrats	87%	9%	Yes +78
			517independents	51%	39%	Yes +12
Jan. 15-17 Efforts have begun to impeach Donald Trump for a second time for his perceived role in the events earlier this month on Capitol Hill. The second impeachment will not conclude until after President Trump has left the office of the president and therefore its impact will be more of a formality. Do you support or oppose the second impeachment effort of President Trump?
impeach		Léger	1,003adults	48%	41%	Yes +7
impeach Léger
	Yes	No
			1,003adults	48%	41%	Yes +7
Jan. 13-15 As you may know, this week the House of Representatives has voted to impeach Donald Trump for inciting violence against the government of the United States. Do you favor or oppose Donald Trump being impeached on these charges?
impeach	B	YouGov	2,166adults	55%	45%	Yes +10
impeach B YouGov
	Yes	No
			2,166adults	55%	45%	Yes +10
			559Republicans	15%	85%	No +70
			759Democrats	87%	13%	Yes +74
			650independents	50%	50%	Even
Jan. 12-15 Because of this incident, do you think President Trump should be removed from office - yes or no?
generic_remove	A	Suffolk University	1,000registered voters	52%	45%	Yes +6
generic_remove A Suffolk University
	Yes	No
			1,000registered voters	52%	45%	Yes +6
			309Republicans	7%	90%	No +83
			359Democrats	91%	8%	Yes +83
			315independents	51%	44%	Yes +7
Jan. 12-14 Should President Trump be removed from office before January 20 because of last week's riot at the Capitol by some of his supporters?
generic_remove	C+	Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research	1,000likely voters	50%	45%	Yes +5
generic_remove C+ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
	Yes	No
			1,000likely voters	50%	45%	Yes +5
			360Republican voters	23%	74%	No +51
			380Democrat voters	81%	14%	Yes +67
			260independent voters	41%	50%	No +9
Jan. 9-14 Do you think that Donald Trump should or should not be removed from office before January 20 because of his role in the events of January 6?
generic_remove	B/C	SSRS	1,003adults	54%	43%	Yes +11
generic_remove B/C SSRS
	Yes	No
			1,003adults	54%	43%	Yes +11
			261Republicans	10%	88%	No +78
			331Democrats	93%	7%	Yes +86
			411independents	51%	45%	Yes +6
Jan. 11-13 Do you think President Trump should be impeached and removed from office, or not?
impeach	B	YouGov	1,000adults	50%	40%	Yes +10
impeach B YouGov
	Yes	No
			1,000adults	50%	40%	Yes +10
			194Republicans	6%	86%	No +80
			365Democrats	84%	11%	Yes +73
			436independents	49%	36%	Yes +13
Jan. 11-13 Do you agree or disagree with the following statements... Donald Trump should be immediately removed from office for promoting this unrest
generic_remove	B-	Ipsos	1,019adults	56%	35%	Yes +21
generic_remove B- Ipsos
	Yes	No
			1,019adults	56%	35%	Yes +21
			334Republicans	17%	75%	No +58
			314Democrats	94%	3%	Yes +91
			308independents	54%	33%	Yes +21
Jan. 10-13 And, based on what you have seen, read, or heard about Donald Trump and the events at the U.S. Capitol last week, would you say Congress should impeach Donald Trump and remove him from office, not impeach Donald Trump and he should remain in office, or not sure
impeach	A-	NBC News/The Wall Street Journal	1,000registered voters	50%	48%	Yes +2
impeach A- NBC News/The Wall Street Journal
	Yes	No
			1,000registered voters	50%	48%	Yes +2
Jan. 10-13 Based on what you know, do you think Congress should or should not remove Trump from office and disqualify him from holding elected office in the future?
generic_remove	A+	ABC News/The Washington Post	1,002adults	56%	42%	Yes +14
generic_remove A+ ABC News/The Washington Post
	Yes	No
			1,002adults	56%	42%	Yes +14
			251Republicans	12%	85%	No +73
			311Democrats	90%	9%	Yes +81
			361independents	57%	40%	Yes +17
Jan. 11-12 As you may know, this week the House of Representatives may consider impeaching Donald Trump, alleging: inciting violence against the government of the United States. Would you favor or oppose Donald Trump being impeached on these charges?
impeach	B	YouGov	1,521adults	55%	45%	Yes +10
impeach B YouGov
	Yes	No
			1,521adults	55%	45%	Yes +10
			384Republicans	15%	85%	No +70
			487Democrats	88%	12%	Yes +76
			485independents	54%	46%	Yes +8
Jan. 10-12 Do you think President Trump should resign?
resign	B	YouGov	1,500adults	48%	42%	Yes +6
resign B YouGov
	Yes	No
			1,500adults	48%	42%	Yes +6
			340Republicans	13%	81%	No +68
			562Democrats	83%	10%	Yes +73
			597independents	43%	43%	Even
Jan. 10-12 Do you think President Trump should be removed from office?
generic_remove	B	YouGov	1,500adults	48%	44%	Yes +4
generic_remove B YouGov
	Yes	No
			1,500adults	48%	44%	Yes +4
			340Republicans	9%	85%	No +76
			560Democrats	87%	8%	Yes +79
			595independents	43%	47%	No +4
Jan. 8-12 As you know, Donald Trump’s term in office ends Jan. 20. Which do you think would be better for the country? For Trump to remain in office until his term is completed, for Trump to be removed from office, with Mike Pence finishing out the last few days of his term
generic_remove	B/C	Pew Research Center	5,630adults	54%	45%	Yes +9
generic_remove B/C Pew Research Center
	Yes	No
			5,630adults	54%	45%	Yes +9
Jan. 8-11 Do you support or oppose the US House of Representatives impeaching President Trump for a second time? If impeached, President Trump would have a trial in the US Senate where Senators would listen to evidence and decided whether or not to remove President Trump from office.
impeach	B	YouGov	18,985adults	59%	32%	Yes +27
impeach B YouGov
	Yes	No
			18,985adults	59%	32%	Yes +27
Jan. 8-11 Do you believe President Trump should resign from office before his term expires on January 20th?
resign	B/C	Morning Consult	1,996registered voters	55%	38%	Yes +17
resign B/C Morning Consult
	Yes	No
			1,996registered voters	55%	38%	Yes +17
			595Republicans	19%	76%	No +57
			813Democrats	86%	10%	Yes +76
			588independents	50%	38%	Yes +12
Jan. 8-11 As you may know, the Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power to impeach the president. Once a president is impeached by the House of Representatives, the Senate has the sole power to legally try the president and, if convicted, remove the president from office. Would you approve or disapprove of the House of Representatives impeaching President Trump?
impeach	B/C	Morning Consult	1,996registered voters	52%	41%	Yes +11
impeach B/C Morning Consult
	Yes	No
			1,996registered voters	52%	41%	Yes +11
			595Republicans	12%	82%	No +70
			813Democrats	86%	10%	Yes +75
			588independents	45%	40%	Yes +4
Jan. 8-11 Do you support or oppose Trump being removed from office before his term ends on January 20th?
generic_remove		Global Strategy Group/GBAO/Navigator Research	1,000registered voters	53%	40%	Yes +13
generic_remove Global Strategy Group/GBAO/Navigator Research
	Yes	No
			1,000registered voters	53%	40%	Yes +13
Jan. 8-11 Some lawmakers in Congress are calling for President Trump to be impeached for his role in attempting to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election and inciting riots that lead to the storming of the capital building and disruption of vote certifying the electoral college votes. Do you support or oppose this effort to impeach Trump?
impeach	B-	Data for Progress	1,233likely voters	52%	46%	Yes +6
impeach B- Data for Progress
	Yes	No
			1,233likely voters	52%	46%	Yes +6
			463Republican voters	17%	81%	No +64
			483Democrat voters	87%	12%	Yes +75
			287independent voters	49%	48%	Yes +2
Jan. 8-11 Some lawmakers in Congress are calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office for his role in attempting to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election and inciting riots that lead to the storming of the capital building and disruption of vote certifying the electoral college votes. Under the 25th amendment, Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Cabinet can vote to declare Trump unfit to perform his duties and remove him from office. Pence would then serve as acting President until the end of Trump's term. Do you support or oppose this effort to remove Trump from office?
25th_amendment	B-	Data for Progress	1,233likely voters	52%	45%	Yes +7
25th_amendment B- Data for Progress
	Yes	No
			1,233likely voters	52%	45%	Yes +7
			463Republican voters	17%	79%	No +62
			483Democrat voters	88%	11%	Yes +77
			287independent voters	46%	48%	No +2
Jan. 9-10 Some lawmakers in Congress are calling for President Trump to be impeached for his role in attempting to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election and inciting riots that lead to the storming of the capital building and disruption of vote certifying the electoral college votes. Do you support or oppose this effort to impeach Trump?
impeach	B-	Data for Progress	1,129likely voters	53%	43%	Yes +10
impeach B- Data for Progress
	Yes	No
			1,129likely voters	53%	43%	Yes +10
			421Republican voters	19%	79%	No +60
			455Democrat voters	83%	11%	Yes +72
			253independent voters	55%	40%	Yes +15
Jan. 7-10 Do you think that President Trump should resign as president, or don't you think so?
resign	B+	Quinnipiac University	1,239registered voters	53%	43%	Yes +10
resign B+ Quinnipiac University
	Yes	No
			1,239registered voters	53%	43%	Yes +10
			322Republicans	17%	81%	No +64
			396Democrats	87%	10%	Yes +77
			409independents	54%	40%	Yes +14
Jan. 7-10 Do you think that President Trump should be removed from office, or don't you think so?
generic_remove	B+	Quinnipiac University	1,239registered voters	52%	45%	Yes +7
generic_remove B+ Quinnipiac University
	Yes	No
			1,239registered voters	52%	45%	Yes +7
			322Republicans	10%	87%	No +77
			396Democrats	89%	9%	Yes +80
			409independents	55%	43%	Yes +12
Jan. 8-9 Do you think Donald Trump should or should not be removed from office before his term ends?
generic_remove	B-	Ipsos	570adults	56%	43%	Yes +13
generic_remove B- Ipsos
	Yes	No
			570adults	56%	43%	Yes +13
Jan. 7-8 Do you believe Donald Trump should resign as President?
resign	C-	Change Research	1,116likely voters	50%	46%	Yes +4
resign C- Change Research
	Yes	No
			1,116likely voters	50%	46%	Yes +4
Jan. 7-8 Do you support or oppose the Congress impeaching President Trump and removing him from office for inciting the events at the Capitol?
impeach	C-	Change Research	1,116likely voters	51%	47%	Yes +4
impeach C- Change Research
	Yes	No
			1,116likely voters	51%	47%	Yes +4
Jan. 7-8 Do you support or oppose having the Cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump and replace him with Vice President Pence for the remainder of his term because he is unfit for office?
25th_amendment	C-	Change Research	1,116likely voters	52%	48%	Yes +4
25th_amendment C- Change Research
	Yes	No
			1,116likely voters	52%	48%	Yes +4
Jan. 6-8 Do you think President Trump should be impeached and removed from office, or not?
impeach	B	YouGov	1,000registered voters	47%	41%	Yes +6
impeach B YouGov
	Yes	No
			1,000registered voters	47%	41%	Yes +6
			212Republicans	10%	81%	No +71
			358Democrats	86%	9%	Yes +77
			422independents	41%	41%	Even
Jan. 7 Do you think steps should or should not be taken to remove President Trump from office before his term is up?
generic_remove	A+	Marist College	875adults	48%	49%	No +1
generic_remove A+ Marist College
	Yes	No
			875adults	48%	49%	No +1
Jan. 7 Some are saying that constitutional actions should be taken to immediately remove Trump from office, which would put Vice President Mike Pence in charge until President Elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20th. Others are saying Trump should finish the rest of his term. How much do you agree or disagree that constitutional actions should be taken to immediately remove Trump from office?
generic_remove		Avalanche Insights	2,009adults	58%	34%	Yes +24
generic_remove Avalanche Insights
	Yes	No
			2,009adults	58%	34%	Yes +24
Jan. 6-7 As you may know, the first step toward removing a president from office is impeachment. Do you believe Congress should or should not begin impeachment proceedings to remove President Trump from office?
impeach	B/C	Morning Consult	1,986registered voters	44%	43%	Yes +1
impeach B/C Morning Consult
	Yes	No
			1,986registered voters	44%	43%	Yes +1
			657Republicans	14%	76%	No +62
			803Democrats	72%	16%	Yes +56
			526independents	38%	44%	No +6
Jan. 6-7 As you may know, the 25th Amendment of the Constitution dictates that the Vice President, with the approval of a majority of Cabinet secretaries, can take steps to remove the president from office due to an inability 'to discharge the powers and duties of his office.' Based on the events that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday (January 6th), do you think Vice President Pence and the Cabinet secretaries in the Trump administration should invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office?
25th_amendment	B/C	Morning Consult	1,986registered voters	49%	37%	Yes +12
25th_amendment B/C Morning Consult
	Yes	No
			1,986registered voters	49%	37%	Yes +12
			657Republicans	18%	71%	No +53
			803Democrats	77%	12%	Yes +65
			526independents	45%	35%	Yes +10
Jan. 6-7 Do you agree or disagree with the following statements… Donald Trump should be immediately removed from office for promoting this unrest
generic_remove	B-	Ipsos	536adults	51%	39%	Yes +12
generic_remove B- Ipsos
	Yes	No
			536adults	51%	39%	Yes +12
			137Republicans	15%	80%	No +65
			169Democrats	86%	11%	Yes +75
			230independents	49%	33%	Yes +16
Jan. 6-7 Do you think there are grounds for impeaching President Trump because of how he handled today's pro-Trump rally that broke into the U.S. Capitol and its aftermath, or is there no basis for impeaching him?
impeach	C	Harris Insights & Analytics	964registered voters	49%	51%	No +2
impeach C Harris Insights & Analytics
	Yes	No
			964registered voters	49%	51%	No +2
			347Republicans	19%	81%	No +62
			357Democrats	77%	23%	Yes +54
			241independents	52%	48%	Yes +4
Jan. 6-7 Should Vice President Mike Pence work with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office or not?
25th_amendment	C	Harris Insights & Analytics	964registered voters	49%	51%	No +2
25th_amendment C Harris Insights & Analytics
	Yes	No
			964registered voters	49%	51%	No +2
			347Republicans	20%	80%	No +60
			357Democrats	80%	20%	Yes +60
			241independents	47%	53%	No +6
Jan. 6 Do you agree or disagree with the following statements… Donald Trump should be immediately removed from office for promoting this unrest
generic_remove	B-	Ipsos	500adults	51%	36%	Yes +15
generic_remove B- Ipsos
	Yes	No
			500adults	51%	36%	Yes +15

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Do Americans Support Removing Trump From Office?

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An updating average of each partisan group’s support for removing Trump from office before the end of his term, accounting for each poll’s quality, recency and sample size

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We collected all the polls we could find that asked some version of a yes-or-no question about whether respondents supported measures that would result in Trump leaving office before the end of his term, including his resignation, use of the 25th Amendment, or impeachment and removal

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